rural india

"Fodder grown in the Kambala machine has been found to increase milk production by around 2 litres per cattle and saved around 15-20 per cent of a farmer's expense on fodder farming."

"Even our customers could smell the chemicals in our rice and wheat. Why would they buy toxins by choice? Now our crops and vegetables are sold out the fastest at the weekly bazaar,"

“There were 328 BPL (Below Poverty Line) families in the village. They had neither house nor land. I could uplift them to APL (Above Poverty Line). I think as a Sarpanch that was my biggest achievement and my happiest memory.”

During her third pregnancy, Preyashi weight dropped to a shocking 35 kgs. But her life, like tens of thousands of others, was saved thanks to this initiative.

“Usually, these families earns Rs 5000-6000 per month and affording the available solar cookers worth Rs 2000 and more is not a possibility. So, I decided to create an economical alternative, which they won't necessarily have to buy, but can even make on their own." #Innovation #RenewableEnergy

Once at midnight, a patient came with a serious heart attack. I had no proper equipment. There no hospital nearby and critical care was 150km away. I was scared because I knew that if he died, I would be thrown out. But then, if he was treated he had 90% chance to live, and if not, 100% chance of death. I chose the former!"

Seeing underprivileged students hunched up over their notebooks, Eshan Sadasivan, knew that they were damaging their eyes as well as their spine. So the IIT alumnus came up with a simple and inexpensive solution to this problem!

This retired Army man has helped identify over 200 grassroots innovators behind brilliant utilitarian devices that can help solve day-to-day issues. India definitely needs more mentors like him!

"Things that we take for granted are often the most crucial. A desk, chair or a blackboard might sound to be the most basic requirement in a school and yet there are hundreds of schools in rural India that are devoid of them. This was our attempt to break that bubble and bring forth a sustainable solution."

“Together we wanted to use our knowledge for something that mattered and had a larger impact.”